Saturday night’s (9/25/10) racing program at Oakshade Raceway is once again jam packed with topless (roofless) UMP Late Models, Season Championship for UMP Sportsmen and the Fourth Annual Celebrity Charity race benefitting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation of Northwest Ohio in the fight against breast cancer. Come out and watch Norm Van Ness from NBC 24, Ryan Vetter from WTOL Channel 11, Andi McKay from 13ABC and more pretend to be real race car drivers for a great cause! Gates open at 4pm, hot laps at 6pm with racing at 7pm.

A brief shower delayed the start of Saturday night’s racing program at Oakshade Raceway that included the Sportsman Twin 25’s, The Little Guy 33, and Season Championships for the UMP Bombers and Hornets. The weather conditions also made for a very fast race track that led some exciting racing. Read more

The UMP Late Model Little Guy 33 now paying $1,600 to win, the UMP Sportsman Twin 25’s and Season Championships for the Bombers and Hornets will take place on Saturday night with gates opening at 4pm and racing at 7pm.

Then on Sunday, Oakshade Raceway hosts another $1,000 to will 200 Lap/2 Hour Enduro race with gates opening at 11am with the race starting at 2pm. General admission tickets for the Enduro are just $3!

Oakshade Raceway officials made a valiant effort to get the track run in for racing tonight, but due to the persistent light drizzle on top of the mess left from earlier rains officials eventully made the call to cancel the night’s racing program. Rain checks will be valid for any of the remaining racing events this season.

Since tonight’s racing program was cancelled, next week’s show (September 18) will be packed full of racing excitement. It will be Season Championship Night for the Bombers and Hornets. The Sportsman Twin 25’s will be run as scheduled, but will not be an Oakshade point event. The Season Championship Night for Sportsmen will now be September 25. The Little Guy 33 for the UMP Late Models will also be added to next week’s schedule as well. Gates open at 4pm with racing at 7pm.

Point championships will be decided Saturday, September 11 for the UMP Sportsman, UMP Bomber and Hornet divisions at Oakshade Raceway. In addition to this great racing program will be the first ever UMP Late Model “Little Guy 33″ paying $1,500 to win and $200 to start. This event was made possible and organized by some of our great sponsors including Ruhlman Race Cars, Jerry’s Speed Shop, Performance Machining, Racer’s Connection, Ron Miller Race Cars and Wallace Racing Products. Additional sponsors have lined up to contribute as well including Allstar Performance ($200 added to 2nd place money), Hartford Speedway ($100 towards after party), Rod Stanley ($100 added towards purse), Ted Goetz and family (providing hog roast), New Glass Bowl Lanes ($5 per lap to the leader), Red and Blue push trucks ($200 added towards 10th on back money), Mike Anderzack ($200 added towards purse), Zeller Automotive ($300 to the winner), Winston Speedway, Rothbury, MI ($100 added to purse), VP Race Fuels will donate a drum of 110 race gas to the winner, Joe Gibbs Racing Oils will donate a can of brake cleaner and a can of degreaser to the top 12 finishers, Attica Raceway Park is donating $300 towards the payout, Mt. Pleasant Speedway $100 to the first non-qualifying driver and I-96 Speedway sponsoring $400 to add starting spots 21 and 22 in the feature ($200 each). A live band, ‘Double Shot,’ will be providing entertainment for the after race party.

A cool and breezy evening greeted fans and racers for the final American Late Model Series (ALMS) event of the season at Oakshade Raceway on Saturday night. Finding his way back to victory land for the second time this season was defending ALMS Champion John Henry. Read more